Edouard Kisonga Ndinga
His Excellency Edouard Kisonga Ndinga | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa | |
| Archdiocese | Kinshasa |
| Appointed | 29 October 1999 |
| Term ended | 30 January 2022 |
| Other post | Titular Bishop of Grumentum (1999–2025) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 June 1981 |
| Consecration | 30 January 2000 by Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1946 Kisantu, Belgian Congo |
| Died | 20 August 2025 (aged 79) Kinshasa, DR Congo |
Edouard Kisonga Ndinga (26 April 1946 – 20 August 2025) was a Congolese Roman Catholic prelate.
Biography
Kisonga Ndinga was ordained a priest on 7 June 1981. Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of Kinshasa and titular bishop of Grumentum on 29 October 1999. The Archbishop of Kinshasa, Cardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi CICM, consecrated him bishop on 30 January of the following year at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa; Co-consecrators were Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano, Apostolic Nuncio to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Eugène Moke Motsüri, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa.[1]
On 30 January 2022, Pope Francis accepted his retirement due to age.[2]
Kisonga Ndinga died on 20 August 2025, at the age of 79.[3]
References
- ↑ "Bishop Edouard Kisonga Ndinga [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ EWTN. "Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa in DR Congo Dies Aged 79, Eulogized as "a humble servant, man of prayer"". ACI Africa. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2025 deaths
- Clergy from Kinshasa
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Africa
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Africa
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Roman Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 20th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops
- 21st-century Roman Catholic titular bishops
- Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II